A worm farming business can be a deeply satisfying endeavor – but it is not without its challenges (understatement of the year – lol). One major challenge us “pro” worm farmers need to contend with is the rise and fall of demand at different times of year. Naturally, there tends to be a LOT of […]…

Welcome to the second installment in my Bootstrap Worm Farming blog/audio series. If you want to stay up to date with the series be sure to sign up for the Modern Worm Farming e-mail list. (And remember, you can find the audio version of each lesson down at the bottom of the blog post) Last […]…

Welcome to the first installment in my “Bootstrap Worm Farming” blog (and audio) series! (Please note that you can find the audio version of each lesson down at the bottom of the blog post) Right off the bat I recommend signing up for the Modern Worm Farming e-mail list if you want to keep up […]…

Great question from “Mel”: I’m about to harvest and store my first batch of vermicompost. I noticed that I now have a spring tail infestation. I know that spring tails are harmless, but I plan to use the vermicompost for indoors plants. My question is: Will curing and storing the finished vermicompost get rid of […]…

My good friend (and WFA member), Steve Churchill of “Urban Worm Company”, got in touch with me a short time ago to let me know about and article he was working on that recapped his time at the North Carolina State University Worm Farming Conference, organized by Rhonda Sherman. I assumed initially that it was […]…

That’s the question Brian Paley set out to answer in his now-legendary (among worm-heads, anyway! lol), MONSTER article, “How To Breed, Raise, and Maintain A 100-Pound Stock of Worms in a Single Room” (which I will refer to as “Paley100” for the sake of brevity). I first came across the 7-part article back when I […]…

Harry Hopkins is a fairly new (at time of writing) WFA member based in Nashville, Indiana. He has created a unique harvesting machine called the “Brockwood Worm Shi*fter”. I found Harry’s story really interesting, and the harvester looks like a great tool for serious worm farmers – so I asked him if he would be […]…

Earlier this summer, I was disheartened to learn that “Wormz Organic” had turned out to be a worm business scam operation. I certainly viewed the enterprise with healthy skepticism – their repeated requests (sent to me and multiple worm farming friends) for quotes on HUGE quantities of worms, along with the overall ‘feel’ of their […]…

WFA member, Keith O’Dell, recently appeared on a live TV show. He told fellow members (on the WFA forum) that it was very much a last-minute invitation, and that he was feeling pretty nervous about it as a result. As you’ll see – he did really well! Way to go, Keith! Here is a link […]…

Well, I must say that this “follow-along” series is certainly coming along pretty sloooooowly (sorry Larry!!) – but I guess the the important thing is that progress is being made. NOTE: If you are just joining us, you may want to check out my two “Quick and Dirty Website Creation” posts, since they helped to […]…